Journal-box for railway-cars.



J. A. HYLE.

JOURNAL BOX FOR RAILWAY CARS.

uruornon nun APB.13, 1912.

1,058,060. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Jason a. ms, or cmcaoo, more, assron on enema-HA F 'ro warren R. omen! l ol. ILLINOIS- Specification of Letters htent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Application filed April 18, 1818. Serial No. 880,840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jason A. Hm, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes for Railway-bats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in journal-boxes for railway-cars.

The prime object of m invention is to provide simple economical, durable and effcctive means for preventing theoil-soaked waste from beingbecarried up between the journal and the tiring-block or brass, thus avoidin overheating of the adjacent parts of the aring.

A further object of the invention is to provide means so arranged and secured within the box that, it will prevent the waste from being carried upward beyond a.certain point, said means beingreadily remova le for the purpose of repair or removal, and easily rep aoed.

The foregoing objects, and such other objccts as may occur from the ensuing descrip tion, are attained by the improvements hereinafter more fully described and-particuiilliy pointed out in the elaimsappended hereto, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a lon itudinal section of the im roved device em odying niy invention. ig. 2 illustrates a transverse see- :ional view taken on the line 22, Fig. 1,

and Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view, showing the frame whici constitutes the essential feature of my improvements, removed from the journal-box.

By reference to the drawings 1 indicates the journal-box of any well known or suitable shape or contour, 2 is the journal 8, the journal hearing or brass, 4 is a suitably constructed wedge or key located on top of said brass, 5 is an opening in the rear portion of the box to receive a dustard, and t; represents a mass of the well own-oilsoaked waste which is arranged beneath the journal and surrounds the same toa suitable height within the box. a

Thus far I have described certain-features of an ordinary journal-box, "It has been demonstrated by practical experiencethat in use the oil waste has and -.is liable to work up under and between the brass and journal; that after being so located the waste gradually becomes dried out and sometimes is i ited by frictional contact, with the result the adjacent parts of the bearing are not roperly lubricated and become hot, hence it is to prevent such overheating that my invention is particularly intended. M invention broadly comprises means partia ly surrounding the journal to a point above the horizontal plane of the axis of the journal so as to prevent the waste from working upward and into the aforesaid dangerous position, and this means, in the form shown, comprises a skeleton-like frame 7 supported by means hereinafter described, secured to the wed e or key 4. The said frame 7 consists 0 two metallic rods 8, preferably brass or copper, each rod surrounding the lower portion of the journal and extending upward to a point above the horizontal plane of the axis of the journal, the ends of each rod terminating in a flattened portion 9 having an openin to which is fastened a brass late or com 10 running lengthwise of the ]0lllnal one on each side t ereof provided at each end with a projecting portion or ear 11, each ear havin a erforation through which and the openin 1n the flattened ends of each rod is passe a threaded bolt pro vided with a nut for rigidly securing each elf said plates 10 and tie rods 8 together. Each rejecting portion 11 is provided with a hook-shaped member 12, to which is secured one end of a spiral spring 13, the other end of said spring being fastened to a set screw 14 secured to the wedge or key 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In .0 ration the lates or combs 10 rest above he oil soak waste on each side of the journal and have a yielding contact with the 'ournal owing to their support by the coile s rings, and regardless of the jarringor v1 rating movements of the box during travel the springs will yieldingly support the frame in its proper relative position with respect to the journal,,thus kee ing the plates or combs in contact with tiie journal; hence any tendenc of the waste to work up, as hereinbefore escribed, is prevented- It will be understood that each end of the frame 7 is supported by two s iral or coiled springs 13, t being secured to t e head portion of a set e u per end 0 each spring screw 14, the latter being suitably secured at each side of thewedge or ke and that when it is desired to remove the me from the box for repairs or renewal,it"will be sim l necessary to unhook the up er rtion df each spring and then withdiaw ghe' frame.

It will be obvious that slight alterations may be resorted to without eparting from the spirit of m invention.

Having thus escribed my invention what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patcut is:-

1. In a journal-box, ajournal, a journalbrass a wedge and a skeleton frame surrounding said ournal to a point above the horizontal plane of the axis of the journal, said frame consisting of a metal rod at each end, each rod being connected together by a metal plate running lengthwise of the journal at either side thereof, said late havmg hook-shaped members forme at each end, and means for supportin said frame in its relative osition aroun the journal, one end of sai supporting means being secured to the said hook-shaped members and the other end secured to the said wedge.

2. In a journal-box, a journal, a journalbrass, a wedge, and a skeleton frame partially surrounding said journal,-said frame consisting of a metal rodat each end, each rod being connected together by a metal plate runnin lengthwise of the journal at either side t ereof, said plate being provided with hook-shaped members at each end, and coiled springs for-yieldingly supportin said frame in its relative position aroun the journal, one end of each spring being secured to hook-shaped members formed on the ends of said metal plate and i0 the other end being secured to the said wedge,

8. In a device of the character described, a box, a journal, 9. journal-brass, a wedge, the walls of the box being adapted to receive oil-soaked waste, and a removable skeleton frame surrounding said journal to a point'above the horizontal plane of the axis of the journal, said frame consisting of a rod at each end, each rod being connected together b a metal plate at each side of the journa said plate having hookshaped members formed at each end, and coiled springs for yieldingly supporting said frame, one end of each spring being secured to a hook-shaped member and the other end to the said wedge.

4. In a journal-box, a journal, a journalbrass, a wedge, and a skeleton frame partially surrounding the journal, said frame comprising two rods each terminating in flattened end portions, a metal late running lengthwise on each side of tie journal secured to the flattened ends of each rod and having a hook-she ed member formed at each end of each p ate, threaded bolts and a nut for securin the rods and plates tother, and coile springs for StlpPOlillltI tie frame, one end of each spring being secured to said hooked member, and the other end secured to-the said wedge In testimony whereof afiix my signature in presence of two wltnesses.

JACOB A. HYLE.

Witnesses:

STASIA Enousn, E. W. BERTRAM.

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